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Basketball drills for technique attack / offense

  • Set-up. Two equal lines.
  • The first player in each line DOES NOT have a basketball.
  • The Activity - begins with the first player in line making a "V-Cut" at the baseline and pops back out to about 12 feet away from the basket and calls for the ball by showing ten fingers to player #2.
  • Player #2 passes the ball to player #1.
  • Player #1 shoots and gets his own rebound.
  • Player #1 then goes to the back of the line giving his ball to #4.
  • Since player#2 gave his ball to player #1, he now makes a V-cut to the baseline and the activity repeats itself.
  • Coaching Points- Catch and square up to the basket.
  • Set-up.
  • Two lines facing the basket.
  • One line is the Layup line, the other line is the rebounding line.
  • First two players in the playup line have a basketball.
  • The drill - First player in line with a ball dribbles the ball to shoot a lay-up.
  • Shooter joins rebounding line.
  • Rebounder joins shooting line.
  • Coaching point- Aim ball and push it in small square on the back board.
  • Set-up.
  • Have players line up on the baseline and assign the players numbers.
  • The Drill - the coach rolls or tosses a ball to the center of half court and calls out a number.
  • In this case, #4.
  • The two players assigned #4 attack the basketball, the player the wins the ball first is on offense and tries to score on the basket by the coach.
  • Players are allowed one shot.
  • Variations - Call two numbers.



drawing Offense and Defense - Numbers Game (baseline numbers calling, throw ball in play

Full court shooting and running. Condition and shooting

drawing Full court condition shooting
  • 5 players. 
  • 3 Offense. 
  • 2 Defense. (Well executed) 
  • Extra defender on passer
  • A passes to B. 
  • B looks for the post up from C. 0,5 sec. 
    • If not. C moves to opposite site/duncker spot.
  • B goes one on one. 
  • But B cutting is extra option. 
  • 2 chances. 
  • If well executed every time. 
  • Extra defender on A.
  • Than it's 3 on 3, where A can be open for the shot when B drives..
drawing Corneroffense met dunckerspot
  • 3 players on baseline. 
  • Middle one wth ball. 
  • Weave to midcourt and back.score. 
  • Two baskets.
drawing Weave 2 teams from baseline to midcourt & Back.
  • 3 guys outside 3-point line. 
  • Pass/Dribble right, move right.
  • Pass the ball to moving player when he is outside again. 
  • (Pure for the drill, insidelay-up is goal 1)
  • (Defenders can be added later.
drawing Drill 1 outside no screen offense.
  • Offense with ball. 
  • Dribble to the basket. (First practise this with 3 with defense.
  • Then with 5. Pos. 5 is dunkerspot.
  • Play/move/dribble right/ Move right.
drawing Drill 2 no screen offense (with defense)
  • 5 man weave, 3  idplayers run the weave. 
  • Pass the ball, go round the outsude player, outside player moves in and becomes midplayer and soforth. 
  • Last 2 players that touched the ball become defenders. 
  • Defending 2 players in the court. 
  • One inbouncer. 
  • 3 against two full court.
  • A) Player with ball starts on baseline. 
  • One defender (E) weakside of the bucket low offensive end.
  • Pass the ball to pos. B, 
  • pos B passes to pos C. 
  • Pos C passes back to running (A) player. 
  • Player passes ball to the corner D.
  • D) Corner tries to score/lay-up via the baseline. 
  • Defender steps in and defends baseline. 
  • Player A comes in like a trailer and can get the pass if D has not scored yet.
  • Rotate every position, A becomes B, has to run back via other side court. E becomes A, B-C, C-D, D-E.


passingdrill-plus-2-on-1-2

  • Start middle A. 
  • Passes to the side B. 
  • B dribbles up along sideline and takes offensive position.
  • A becomes defender.
  • C and D set screens away from the ball, or backscreen.Defenders E and F allowed to switch and.
  • Offence until score or rebound defense. 
  • (Till 5)Loser push-ups.


drill-centers-and-guard-forward-screening-3

  • A has ball, 
  • B sets backscreen. 
  • A dribbles to the side. 
  • B rolls off, gets pass, 
  • Shot. 
  • A-rebounds.
  • A to pos B and v.v.
  • 2 baskets, poss from 4 postions. * players at ones performing the drill.

shooting-and-screening-drill-2